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CBIC CIC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
LATEST 2024/2025
Medical intervention factors that affect risk of infection - indwelling devices,
staffing ratio, lengths of stay, duration of invasive procedures, medications, # of
exams by providers, type of institution, and knowledge/experience of providers
environmental intervention factors that affect risk of infection - disinfectant type
used, contact with animals, hand hygiene
anatomical/phys factors that affect risk of infection - preexisting diseases, trauma,
malignancies, age, gender, and nutritional status
DMAIC - D=define customers, project boundaries, and processes
M=measure performance
A=analyze data to identify causes of variation, gaps in performance, and prioritize
actions
I=improve the process
C=control the process to prevent reverting
What should an effective surveillance program be able to provide? - Detection of
infections and injuries, identify trends, identify risk factors associated with
infections and other AEs detect outbreaks and clusters, assess the overall
effectiveness of the infection control and prevention program and demonstrate
changes in proactive and processes that lead to better outcomes
Define point prevalence - number of persons ill on the date divided by the
population on that date.
Define attack rate - Number of people at risk in whom a certain illness develops /
(divided by) / Total number of people at risk
CBIC CIC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2024-2025
, CBIC
Define prevalence - fraction of a population having a specific disease at a given
time
Define incidence - number of new cases of a disease divided by the number of
persons at risk for the disease.
Type of specimen for C. diff - liquid stool is required
When to suspect C. diff infection? - when 3 or more unformed/watery stool in 24 hrs
occurs
Relative Risk (RR) - Used in cohort studies to determine how strongly a risk factor is
associated with an outcome.
1 is the null= no significance of the association between exposure and adverse
event
P(X infection or exposed)/P(Y infection or unexposed) = RR
Details of control chart - central line = the ave of
data pts x axis = time y axis = rate/count may be
upper control/lower control limit lines and +/- 3 SD
lines
Directly observed therapy (DOT) - requires that a health care provider directly
observe the patient swallowing the pills, whether it is in the hospital, office, or
home care setting
the best method for TB regimen, intermittent therapy, MDRO, high risk for
noncompliance (drug abusers/homeless)
CBIC CIC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2024-2025
CBIC CIC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
LATEST 2024/2025
Medical intervention factors that affect risk of infection - indwelling devices,
staffing ratio, lengths of stay, duration of invasive procedures, medications, # of
exams by providers, type of institution, and knowledge/experience of providers
environmental intervention factors that affect risk of infection - disinfectant type
used, contact with animals, hand hygiene
anatomical/phys factors that affect risk of infection - preexisting diseases, trauma,
malignancies, age, gender, and nutritional status
DMAIC - D=define customers, project boundaries, and processes
M=measure performance
A=analyze data to identify causes of variation, gaps in performance, and prioritize
actions
I=improve the process
C=control the process to prevent reverting
What should an effective surveillance program be able to provide? - Detection of
infections and injuries, identify trends, identify risk factors associated with
infections and other AEs detect outbreaks and clusters, assess the overall
effectiveness of the infection control and prevention program and demonstrate
changes in proactive and processes that lead to better outcomes
Define point prevalence - number of persons ill on the date divided by the
population on that date.
Define attack rate - Number of people at risk in whom a certain illness develops /
(divided by) / Total number of people at risk
CBIC CIC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2024-2025
, CBIC
Define prevalence - fraction of a population having a specific disease at a given
time
Define incidence - number of new cases of a disease divided by the number of
persons at risk for the disease.
Type of specimen for C. diff - liquid stool is required
When to suspect C. diff infection? - when 3 or more unformed/watery stool in 24 hrs
occurs
Relative Risk (RR) - Used in cohort studies to determine how strongly a risk factor is
associated with an outcome.
1 is the null= no significance of the association between exposure and adverse
event
P(X infection or exposed)/P(Y infection or unexposed) = RR
Details of control chart - central line = the ave of
data pts x axis = time y axis = rate/count may be
upper control/lower control limit lines and +/- 3 SD
lines
Directly observed therapy (DOT) - requires that a health care provider directly
observe the patient swallowing the pills, whether it is in the hospital, office, or
home care setting
the best method for TB regimen, intermittent therapy, MDRO, high risk for
noncompliance (drug abusers/homeless)
CBIC CIC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2024-2025
